Golfonomics 101

Golf courses across the nation are suffering from a quintessential economic problem: too much supply and not enough demand. How the game responds to this problem may define its trajectory in American sport for decades to come. As articles…
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What’s Better than Dressing up like Snakes and Frogs? Actually Saving Them!

The San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog need our help! Every year they are victim to poor management operations at Sharp Park Golf Course. Wild Equity has a plan to help save these endangered species and stop San Francisco from subsidizing a failing golf course.
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Visit the Wild Equity Institute Table at Sunday Streets

Sunday, July 10, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Great Highway Route. Join the Wild Equity Institute for a fun-filled and colorful day at Sunday Streets. Visit our table and…
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Visit the Wild Equity Institute Table at Sunday Streets

Sunday, June 12, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Bayview/Dogpatch/Potrero Route The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and informing the public about our efforts to unite…
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Sunday Streets: Bayview/Dogpatch/Potrero Route

The Sunday Streets: Bayview/Dogpatch/Potrero Route will mainly be along 3rd Street, San Francisco The Wild Equity institute table will be on 3rd street at 24th Street, San Francisco, CA For a more detailed map of the exact route, please go to:…
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Franciscan manzanita

The apparent location of the shrub.
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Supervisor John Avalos Announces Legislation to Restore Sharp Park!

In a major step towards restoring Sharp Park, yesterday San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos announced that he has asked San Francisco’s City Attorney to draft legislation that will close Sharp Park Golf Course and transfer management…
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Drink-up for WEI!

Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:00pm-1:30am Grant & Green Saloon 1371 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 (between Green St & Vallejo St) North Beach/Telegraph Hill neighborhoods Enjoy music by: The New Thoreaus Sufis The Great Sand Waste Come…
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Visit the Wild Equity Institute Table at Sunday Streets

Sunday, May 8, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Mission Route. The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and informing the public about our efforts to unite the grassroots…
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Drink-up for WEI at Grant & Green Saloon 5/14!

RSVP at wildequity.org Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:00pm-1:30am Grant & Green Saloon 1371 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94133 (between Green St & Vallejo St) North Beach/Telegraph Hill neighborhoods Enjoy music by: The New Thoreaus Sufis The…
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Whole Foods Market SoMa

399 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Directions: By Public Transit: Check 511.org From the North Bay: Take Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco Get onto 101 Lombard St.(101 turns into Lombard St.) Go Right on Van Ness Ave Turn Left onto Broadway Turn…
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Wild Equity Wins Patagonia’s Voice Your Choice Grand Prize!

The people have spoken: and they have selected the Wild Equity Institute to receive Patagonia San Francisco’s $2,500 grand prize! The store’s third annual “Voice Your Choice” campaign invited Patagonia’s shoppers…
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Over 100 Attend Endangered Communities, Endangered Species Rally!

Over 100 enthusiastic supporters joined the Wild Equity Institute, Save the Frogs!, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, H.O.M.E.Y., and Action for Animals at noon today in front of San Francisco’s City Hall for the Endangered…
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Save the Frogs Day Walk at Sharp Park

Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12pm-2pm — In honor of Save the Frogs Day, join the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco…
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Tell the SF Board of Supervisors to Oppose the Wiener Resolution!

Yesterday by a 2 to 1 vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee passed a resolution condemning the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for attempting to manage off-leash dogs in the park.…
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4/30, Noon: Save the Frogs Day Walk at Sharp Park

Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12pm-2pm — In honor of Save the Frogs Day, join the Wild Equity Institute to search for two of the most imperiled vertebrate species on the San Francisco peninsula: the California red-legged frog and the San…
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4/29, Noon: Endangered Communities, Endangered Species Rally at SF City Hall

San Francisco continues to subsidize an endangered species-killing golf course in Pacifica even though the City’s community services are being cut. We deserve better! In honor of Save the Frogs Day, please join the Wild Equity Institute,…
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Wild Equity and Pacifica Beach Coalition Earth Day Clean-Up and Celebration

Wild Equity Institute’s helping out on Earth Day! On April 16th, 2011, Pacifica Beach Coalition is holding their annual Earth day Beach Clean-Up and celebration. John Bowie, a WEI intern, will be a site leader for the Esplanade Beach/Manor…
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Visit the Wild Equity Institute Table at Sunday Streets

Sunday, April 10, 2011, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Come visit the Wild Equity Institute table at Sunday Streets, along the Great Highway Route. The Wild Equity Institute will be tabling and informing the public about our efforts to unite the grassroots…
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Peer-Reviewed Report Findings Presentation in Pacifica

The authors of the peer-reviewed report on Sharp Park, Bob Battalio, Peter Baye, and Dawn Reis, will present their findings and field questions from the community in Pacifica. The event will be held at the Pacifica Public Library at 104 Hilton…
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Sharp Park Educational Forum

Sharp Park Educational Forum The authors of the Sharp Park restoration assessment report will be presenting their findings in a community forum at the Pacifica Library on Thursday, March 31, 2011, as a free educational service to Pacifica. Their…
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What do Elizabeth Taylor, Barry Bonds, and the Wild Equity Institute Have in Common?

The classic beauty, the troubled slugger, and the Wild Equity Institute’s campaign to restore Sharp Park were all on the front page of the San Francisco chronicle on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Click here to see a .pdf of the article…
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Help Wild Equity Earn $2.5K at Patagonia San Francisco!

For a limited time you can help the Wild Equity Institute earn $2,500: simply by shopping at Patagonia’s San Francisco store! Just visit Patagonia San Francisco and cast your ballot for Wild Equity during Patagonia’s Voice Your…
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The Future of Sharp Park: Panel Discussion at SPUR

San Francisco’s public Sharp Park Golf Course, located in Pacifica, is facing serious financial, environmental and recreational challenges. Potential solutions are constrained by the presence of two endangered species and a coastal location…
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Help Wild Equity Earn $2.5K at Patagonia San Francisco!

For a limited time you can help the Wild Equity Institute earn $2,500: simply by shopping at Patagonia’s San Francisco store! Just visit Patagonia San Francisco and cast your ballot for Wild Equity during Patagonia’s Voice Your…
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What’s Wild Equity?

The Wild Equity Institute is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that builds a more sustainable and just world, both for people and the plants and animals that accompany us on Earth. Our work protects local endangered species and defends underserved communities through innovative education programs, science-based administrative petitions, and vigorous enforcement of environmental laws.

Watch our executive director explain what Wild Equity is:

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